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 To talk to the Road Commission for Oakland County, call 877-858-4808 or send an email through the RCOC website, www.rcocweb.org.

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The Oakland County road commission will be holding an informational meeting on Tuesday about state-funded construction that will soon bring changes to Green Lake Road in West Bloomfield Township.

The meeting will be held from 4-7 p.m. at the Marshbank Park Lodge on 2805 Hiller Road near Willow Road. Road commission representatives will be at the open-house meeting to answer questions.

According to authorities, the project  funded through a Michigan Roads and Risk Reserve Fund grant  will come in two phases.

The first leg of the roadwork will begin in August along Green Lake Road between Fieldview Avenue and Commerce Road.

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New asphalt pavement that will include either paved shoulders or curbs and gutters will be placed where needed, and pedestrian crosswalk signals at the Commerce-Green Lake Road intersection will be upgraded to accommodate those with disabilities.

The project will also include road drainage improvements.

During the closure, residents can expect backups, but access to all homes and businesses in the area will remain open, Road Commission representatives said. There will be a detour route that will run from Richardson, Union Lake and Commerce roads, leading back to Green Lake Road.

The second phase of the project wont start until fall, and will take place from Pontiac Trail to just east of Fieldview Avenue. The portion of road is slated to be repaired and resurfaced with asphalt.

The road will stay open, but there may be temporary lane closures, reported authorities.

Construction on another pothole-ridden road, Baldwin Road near Great Lakes Crossing Outlets in Auburn Hills, began Monday.

The set of projects along that road will cost around $2.2 million and are expected to be completed by the fall.

The Road commission will close Avon Road at the bridge over the Clinton River, near Dequindre Road in Rochester Hills from July 21 through Aug. 8 in order to perform heavy maintenance on the bridge costing around $150,000.

During the closure, the detour route for Avon traffic will be Dequindre Road to Hamlin Road to Ryan Road to 23 Mile Road and back to Avon and vice versa.

Another costly project with multiple phases began Monday in Rochester Hills, as well. Work has begun on the Tienken Road reconstruction project, which costs about $4.2 million in total that will be paid for with federal funds. Tienken Road, from Livernois Road to just west of the Paint Creek Trail, will be closed on Monday, July 21.